1923–24 Ottawa Senators season

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1923–24 Ottawa
1923–24 record 16–8–0
Home record 10–2–0
Road record 6–6–0
Goals for 74
Goals against 54
General Manager Tommy Gorman
Coach Pete Green
Captain Cy Denneny
Arena Ottawa Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals Cy Denneny (22)
Assists King Clancy (8)
Points Cy Denneny (23)
Penalties in minutes Punch Broadbent (44)
Wins Clint Benedict (15)
Goals against average Clint Benedict (1.99)

The 1923–24 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 39th season of play and seventh season in the NHL. Coming off a Stanley Cup Championship in 1923, they had won three cups in the previous four seasons. The Senators moved into the brand new Ottawa Auditorium prior to the season.

Cy Denneny led the NHL in scoring with 22 goals and 23 points, while Frank Nighbor became the first player to win the Hart Trophy, awarded to the MVP of the league. The Sens defense were led by Buck Boucher and King Clancy, who both finished among the league leaders in points.

Clint Benedict had another very solid season, as his 15 wins and 3 shutouts led the NHL, and he had a personal best GAA of 1.99.

In a game in late February, the Senators were late for a game against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal due to their train being snowbound in Hawkesbury, Ontario for the night. While out to try and get some food for his teammates Cy Denneny fell down a well, but sustained no injuries from the fall.

The Senators again qualified for the playoffs and faced the Canadiens for the brand new Prince of Wales Trophy. Montreal proved to be too much for the Senators to handle, and defeated Ottawa 5–2 in a two-game total goal series.

On March 25, the Canadiens and Calgary Tigers Stanley Cup Final game was played at the Ottawa Auditorium, due to the Mount Royal Arena in Montreal not having artificial ice. Montreal won the game and the 1924 Stanley Cup.

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[edit] Season standings

NHL Standings GP W L T GF GA PTS
Ottawa Senators 24 16 8 0 74 54 32
Montreal Canadiens 24 13 11 0 59 48 26
Toronto St. Pats 24 10 14 0 59 85 20
Hamilton Tigers 24 9 15 0 63 68 18

[edit] Game log

[edit] Regular Season

# Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
1 December 15 Ottawa Senators 3–2 Hamilton Tigers 1–0–0 2
2 December 19 Toronto St. Pats 2–5 Ottawa Senators 2–0–0 4
3 December 26 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Ottawa Senators 3–0–0 6
4 December 29 Hamilton Tigers 3–2 Ottawa Senators 3–1–0 6
5 January 2 Ottawa Senators 4–3 Toronto St. Pats 4–1–0 8
6 January 5 Toronto St. Pats 3–7 Ottawa Senators 5–1–0 10
7 January 9 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Ottawa Senators 6–1–0 12
8 January 12 Ottawa Senators 3–2 Hamilton Tigers 7–1–0 14
9 January 16 Ottawa Senators 1–2 Montreal Canadiens 7–2–0 14
10 January 19 Hamilton Tigers 1–2 Ottawa Senators 8–2–0 16
11 January 21 Ottawa Senators 3–2 Montreal Canadiens 9–2–0 18
12 January 23 Ottawa Senators 5–1 Toronto St. Pats 10–2–0 20
13 January 26 Ottawa Senators 1–5 Hamilton Tigers 10–3–0 20
14 January 30 Toronto St. Pats 2–7 Ottawa Senators 11–3–0 22
15 February 2 Ottawa Senators 0–1 Montreal Canadiens 11–4–0 22
16 February 6 Montreal Canadiens 0–4 Ottawa Senators 12–4–0 24
17 February 9 Hamilton Tigers 0–1 Ottawa Senators 13–4–0 26
18 February 13 Ottawa Senators 2–4 Toronto St. Pats 13–5–0 26
19 February 16 Toronto St. Pats 2–1 Ottawa Senators 13–6–0 26
20 February 21 Ottawa Senators 0–3 Montreal Canadiens 13–7–0 26
21 February 23 Montreal Canadiens 0–1 Ottawa Senators 14–7–0 28
22 February 27 Hamilton Tigers 4–7 Ottawa Senators 15–7–0 30
23 March 1 Ottawa Senators 2–5 Hamilton Tigers 15–8–0 30
24 March 5 Ottawa Senators 8–4 Toronto St. Pats 16–8–0 32

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Montreal Canadiens 5, Ottawa Senators 2

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 8 Ottawa Senators 0–1 Montreal Canadiens 0–1
2 March 11 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Ottawa Senators 0–2

[edit] Season stats

[edit] Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Cy Denneny 21 22 1 23 10
Buck Boucher 21 14 5 19 28
King Clancy 24 9 8 17 18
Frank Nighbor 20 10 3 13 14
Punch Broadbent 22 9 4 13 44

[edit] Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Clint Benedict 22 1356 15 7 0 45 3 1.99
Sammy Hebert 2 120 1 1 0 9 0 4.50


[edit] References